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NY A 4979

in committee

Relates to the term "income" for purposes of the school tax relief exemption

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 4979 pass?

Not yet. NY A 4979 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

What is NY A 4979 about?

Relates to the term "income" for purposes of the school tax relief exemption; adds 401(k) and 403(b) accounts to the list of eligible income deductions when determining Enhanced STAR eligibility.

Who sponsors NY A 4979?

Albert A. Stirpe is the primary sponsor of NY A 4979, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to the term "income" for purposes of the school tax relief exemption; adds 401(k) and 403(b) accounts to the list of eligible income deductions when determining Enhanced STAR eligibility.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Albert A. Stirpeprimary
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • William Magnarellicosponsor
  • Anna Kellescosponsor
  • Pamela J. Huntercosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Phil Steckcosponsor
  • Edward Braunsteincosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Joe Angelinocosponsor
  • John K. Mikulincosponsor
  • Jeff Gallahancosponsor
  • Matthew Slatercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 2568not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 9575not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4087not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 9396not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1257not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4595not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7472not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 3082

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A4979?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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